Chapter
The Role of Memory in Focused Operations
29:58 - 41:15 (11:17)
There's a reliance on working memory but also on deep memory stores when it comes to focused operations. The prefrontal cortex is responsible for keeping reflexive circuitry at bay while running important loops for working memory.
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Physicists rely more on deep memory stores, while mathematicians demand heavy use of working memory, as they work out theorems and keep multiple concepts in mind simultaneously.
29:58 - 35:11 (05:13)
Summary
Physicists rely more on deep memory stores, while mathematicians demand heavy use of working memory, as they work out theorems and keep multiple concepts in mind simultaneously.
ChapterThe Role of Memory in Focused Operations
Episode#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The prefrontal cortex helps to keep reflexive circuits at bay and is important for working memory.
35:11 - 37:17 (02:05)
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The prefrontal cortex helps to keep reflexive circuits at bay and is important for working memory. First principles thinking, accessing what you already know, and figuring out how to do something differently is the most mentally taxing step in problem-solving.
ChapterThe Role of Memory in Focused Operations
Episode#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The speaker acknowledges that at present, they only understand a small percentage of what there is to know about the brain.
37:17 - 39:04 (01:46)
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The speaker acknowledges that at present, they only understand a small percentage of what there is to know about the brain. However, it is possible to deduce some aspects such as the role of working memory in its functions.
ChapterThe Role of Memory in Focused Operations
Episode#139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Managing autonomic arousal is essential for performing well in coding and creative processes.
39:04 - 41:15 (02:11)
Summary
Managing autonomic arousal is essential for performing well in coding and creative processes. High levels of stress can make the mind rigid and inflexible which can hinder problem-solving abilities.